181 pages ; 20 cm

"In the last fifty years, many aspects of socialism have been rolled back around the world. Indeed, in the 1990s, following the collapse of communism in Central and Eastern Europe, it seemed as if classical liberal ideas had triumphed. But this did not happen by accident. The role of free-market think tanks was critical. This volume draws on the experiences of thirteen authors involved in classical liberal think tanks in different parts of the world. The contributors identify the strategies that have proved successful in influencing the public policy and explain how they can be adapted to local circumstances. Indeed, though the 'war of ideas' has been hard fought, it has been only partially won. New threats to freedom have emerged, including environmentalism and big-government conservatism. In some countries the burden taxation and regulation has never been greater"--Back cover

Includes bibliographical references

A little bit of (intellectual) entrepreneurship goes a long way / Greg Lindsay -- Brazil : a contrast of ideas / Margaret Tse -- If it matters, measure it / Michael Walker -- The battle of ideas in Chile : the case of Libertad y Desarrollo / Cristian Larroulet -- University Francisco Marroquin : a model for winning liberty / Giancarlo Ibarguen S. -- Awakening a slumbering elephant : CCS in India / Parth J. Shah -- An Israeli think tank : its challenges and discontents / Daniel Doron -- IBL : bringing the market back to Italy / Alberto Mingardi -- Opening taxpayers' eyes : an uphill battle against taxation in Japan / Masaru Uchiyama -- A short story of the free market triumphing : between the two unions / Elena Leontjeva -- Fighting for economic sanity / Alexander R. Magno -- The war of ideas : thoughts from South Africa / Leon Louw -- How the Association for Liberal Thinking is changing the climate of opinion in Turkey / Atilla Yayla

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